I bought Oz a cheapo synthetic to start him off in (ex racer) with the mindset that 1- I might not even have had him as a riding horse and 2- hopefully he’d muscle up a lot.
He has muscled up and I’ve had (I know it’s not the same as a proper fitter) a physio who confirmed that the saddle fitted pretty well. Her opinion was also that he won’t bulk out more but his back will come up a bit. So due to the fact I dislike the synthetic, I don’t feel the most secure on it and he’s a bit of a monkey at times so feeling a bit more held in would be brilliant
I know that Ideal saddles seem to fit him quite nicely (the few I’ve tried) and I sat on the comfiest saddle ever recently which will be just what I’m after in terms of knee rolls and security/comfort!
Can’t find one locally for sale but have found an absolutely mint one further afield. I do have a friend with the exact saddle so tomorrow am going to try it for size.
It’s really difficult because he’s not at the stage of cantering pretty circles round a school, in fact he’s not cantering at all so getting a proper fitter out at this point is a bit difficult.
Here’s hoping it’s a good fit or good enough to be adjusted through flocking!
His first proper big boy saddle (and a fairly long road trip for me )
He has muscled up and I’ve had (I know it’s not the same as a proper fitter) a physio who confirmed that the saddle fitted pretty well. Her opinion was also that he won’t bulk out more but his back will come up a bit. So due to the fact I dislike the synthetic, I don’t feel the most secure on it and he’s a bit of a monkey at times so feeling a bit more held in would be brilliant
I know that Ideal saddles seem to fit him quite nicely (the few I’ve tried) and I sat on the comfiest saddle ever recently which will be just what I’m after in terms of knee rolls and security/comfort!
Can’t find one locally for sale but have found an absolutely mint one further afield. I do have a friend with the exact saddle so tomorrow am going to try it for size.
It’s really difficult because he’s not at the stage of cantering pretty circles round a school, in fact he’s not cantering at all so getting a proper fitter out at this point is a bit difficult.
Here’s hoping it’s a good fit or good enough to be adjusted through flocking!
His first proper big boy saddle (and a fairly long road trip for me )